For a while, Canadian clarinetist Eric Abramovitz was on his way to achieving his most desired dreams, but his then-girlfriend, Jennifer Lee ruined all.
The talented musician tried his chances for a prestigious two-year scholarship at the elite Colburn Conservatory of Music. If he had gone for it, he would have been under the guidance of the renowned clarinetist Yehuda Gilad, who accepted only two students to teach.
Furthermore, the scholarship would not have required any financial support from the musician’s side since it includes all the possible fees there are such as accommodation, tuition fees, and food expenses.
Besides covering all expenses, what makes this scholarship so desirable among clarinetists in Canada is the fact that it can almost always give its recipient a considerable career start just from the beginning.
However, apparently, Abramovitz’s former girlfriend had other plans for her man’s future, as while she was going through his email account, she found the personal invitation message from Gilad for the scholarship and deleted it without telling her boyfriend at all.
Lee went even further by pretending to be Abramovitz and refused the scholarship from his name. Additionally, she created a fake email address and sent her boyfriend a message informing him that he did not get the scholarship.
As a result, the clarinetist had to settle with the McGill University of Canada, also attended by Lee.
After receiving his degree, Abramovitz enrolled in a two-year program at the University of Southern California that cost him $50,000. But at least Abramovitz got to finally meet Gilad, as he was lecturing at the university part-time.
A few years after the incident, Abramovitz sued Lee for $227,000 in damages for all the things that she did.
Ontario Superior Court David L. Corbett ruled in his favor earlier this week and even decided to add $38,000 to the final amount.
Lee has never responded to the lawsuit, and her ex-boyfriend does not know where she is at the moment.
So, it is unlikely that Abramovitz will ever see this money.
